​🌱 Overnight Close SR-52 + Swim Safer + Kids Leave + School Burglary

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Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 73, Low: 65.

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Here are four of the top stories in San Diego today:

1. The work continues throughout San Diego. Overnight, Caltrans crews will shut down SR- 52, between I-805 and I-5 so that SDGE crews can work on overhead power lines. It is expected that the repairs will be completed by 4:30 on Friday. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Times of San Diego)
2. It is a public education program designed to prevent drowning deaths throughout the County of San Diego. The City of San Diego and San Diego Swim Safer held an event last Saturday at the Bud Kearns public pool in North Park. "Wherever there is water, there is risk," said Nicole McNeil, President of the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego. The event offered free swimming lessons and displays of CPR, as well as water safety tips. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV)
3. Young people are leaving the area. They can no longer afford to buy homes in San Marcos. The area is becoming more aged. How will this affect the area in the future? Businesses will have difficulty finding workers, and school enrollment will diminish. What can be done to reverse the trend? To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Voice of San Diego)
4. Several burglaries at schools in Alpine, Lakeside, and Santee have occurred in the past few months. Now, Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested an 18-year-old man in connections with the thefts. A warrant was issued to search the young man’s home where a number of computers were found. The perpetrator was booked in San Diego Central on commercial burglary charges. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch)

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Today in San Diego:

• Navigating Retirement: Helpful Tools for Each Step in the Transition — San Diego Oasis. (1 p.m.)
• Hulaballo: kid friendly music — Allied Gardens Benjamin Branch. (2:30 p.m.)
• DO YOUR HOMEWORK @ THE LIBRARY — Weingart City Heights Library. (3 p.m.)
• Maker Mondays — Malcolm X Library and Performing Arts Center. (4 p.m.)
• Pajama Storytime — MountainView/Beckwourth Branch Library. (6:30 p.m.)
• Pride Month Open Mic Featuring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — Mission Hills Branch Library. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• San Diego Humane Society: Have a pup who needs some training? At Polite Pooches, your dog can learn to be social and well behaved. So, if your dog needs some training, check us out. (San Diego Humane Society via Facebook)
• San Diego Rescue Mission: Students and shelter guests at the Rescue Mission need several items. We need your donations of full-size towels, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, soap and so forth. Donate today! (San Diego Rescue Mission via Facebook)
• San Diego Botanic Garden: Love houseplants? Visit the San Diego Botanic Garden and see the living wall inside the Conservatory. See how many plants you can recognize. (San Diego Botanic Garden via Facebook)
• San Diego County Library: Want to visit a State of California Park? Pick up a state park pass at the library. Check out: sdcl.org/stateparks (San Diego County Library via Facebook)

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